1. To think about
“If everybody was religious, world poverty wouldn’t exist”. Do you agree? Give reasons for what you think. 5EV

2. Helping
In your jotter write three reasons why people might help others.
(This is from your point of view.)

3. What do you think a Christian
would think about
someone who is rich?

4. Pupils to look at images and try to work out what the teachings are.
 Matthew 6:19, Luke 12:15 'Do not store up for yourselves treasures on earth. A man's life does not consist in the abundance of his possessions.

5. The poor widow
Jesus saw a lot of rich people putting their coins into the treasury, bragging about it, then along came a poor widow who put two coins in. Jesus said ‘ Look this poor woman has put more in than all of you, for you put in you spare change, but she is in poverty and has put in all she has”
Meaning: Even the poor can help each other, tiny amounts worth a lot to God. ‘ Build riches in Heaven’

6. The Parable of the Sheep & Goats
To be able to re-tell the parable of the sheep & goats.
To understand that the parable is teaching about judgement of humans.

7. Read the Parable of the Sheep & Goats
To help teach the people about how to live and about final judgement Jesus told them the parable of the sheep and goats
Read the Parable of the Sheep & Goats
Matthew 25:31-46

8. The Parable of the Sheep & Goats

9. Answer the questions at the bottom of the worksheet in FULL sentences.

10. H E L L H E A V E N The bad/unrighteous The Good/righteous G O A T S
S H E E P
Didn’t give food
Gave food
Didn’t give drink
Gave drink
Didn’t give shelter
Gave shelter
Didn’t give clothes
Gave clothes
Didn’t look after the sick
Looked after the sick
Didn’t visit those in jail
Visited those in jail
H E L L
H E A V E N

11. Key teachings
At the end of the world God will judge people on their behaviour & the choices they have made.
God will separate the good from the bad like a shepherd separates the sheep from the goats.
On his right will be the GOOD (sheep). They will be with him in heaven.
On his left will be the bad (goats). They will be sent away from him to hell.
God judges us on how we treat our fellow humans. As we are all created in His image.

12. Helping The Poor
Christians who know Jesus’ story about the Final Judgment could be helping the poor because they believe:
that by helping those in need, they are helping Jesus himself;
it will help get them into heaven;
it will help keep them out of hell.

13. “There is so much injustice in the world that I can never really make a difference.” Do you agree? (8)
A religious person should never be rich.”
Do you agree? (8)

14. Summary: Give me one statistic about poverty
How does Jesus separate people?
What is the meaning of the Widows offering?